CVE-2026-17520 PUBLISHED

Newsletters < 4.17 - Unauthenticated API Access via Predictable API Key

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 27.07.2026 Published: 29.08.2026 Updated: 29.08.2026

The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.17 does not generate its API key using a sufficiently random source, deriving it from a publicly known value, allowing unauthenticated attackers to compute the key and perform privileged actions such as adding and deleting subscribers and sending emails, when the optional API has been enabled.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Newsletters
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.17 (excl.)

Credits

  • Erwan LR (WPScan) finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE